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Corrections for Velocity Dispersion in the Tully-Fisher Relation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

L. Bottinelli ,
L. Gouguenheim ,
G. Paturel  and
G. de Vaucouleurs
L. Bottinelli
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris et Université Paris XI
L. Gouguenheim
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris et Université Paris XI
G. Paturel
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Lyon
G. de Vaucouleurs
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin

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The 21-cm line width is a good indication of the maximum rotational velocity in a galaxy. However, the turbulent motions affect the observed line width and must be corrected. Not taking them into account introduces both accidental and systematic errors.

A first example of this effect is the dependence of the slope a of the Tully-Fisher relation:

on the level at which the line width ΔVobs. is measured. In their 1977 paper, Tully and Fisher find the following values:

A second example is the departure from linearity in the H-band Tully-Fisher relation obtained by Aaronson et al. (1982) (their figure 2): the narrow lines are more strongly affected by these turbulent motions.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 6 , 1983 , pp. 283 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983

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